Car ventilator



Aug; 1930. w. H. MUSSEY 1,772,677

CAR VENTILATOR Filed March 1, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 g- ,1930; w. H. MUSSEY 1,772,677

GAR vsunm'ron I 'FilGd larch 1, 192's 4 ShodtFShut 2 Aug. 12, 1930. w. H. MUSSEY CAR VENTILATOR Filed larch 1, 1929 4 Shoots-Shut 4 Patented Aug i930 I The intention m e;itilztt,o'rs eduction type and Y i's; espeeia1;1y lvadaptedlifor 7 use Withexhaust controlmeehanis m designed haust theair from the, cel thm ete'ent'ra l opene j ing definediby contiguous po 'tsf; of ajipair' of laterally"extending exhaust funnels geonverg for operation from the inside of; the ca, r fgj The Ventilator. isoperable in either direction of; car movement-mud functionslto e'xcompass, e ducts and funnels of the Size {and tained by the mechanismiillnstratedinthe ac:

several :fun'ctionsi Within thestrnqt ir al' 1nd means manually colitrolledior l egulating the 00f fitted with a ,ventil'atob bniltf int-accord Mice with theiinventionfl (corner; of the vent letor'bein'g broken ew'ayitoshow the re 'posit'ionsof duct andfunnel walls;

of" the ventilatorandehowingthe draftfecon g M 7 pletejefl on opposite sides ofthe longitudinal V valves operatlng inech 5 how ngwthenumber requiredto adequately perform their operating 1imitations imposed.;. o ;v I ;;-;x

g It" is. therefore an glQb 'ect f. the invention to providev a ventilator having ducts and fun;

nels of maximumfcepacity; ass'embledi in open;

ative relation and w'thin a, jieomparatijvely T small conipass. 1 A further: obj eat is {to provide adjustable rate of air 1: exhaust independentlyof the direction of carmovementm t The foregoing and otheriob V lat-iv e "Fig; 2 21s a vertical sec tio' elo'yiew-tehen on line 2'-2 of Fig. 1 .t-hrn jthe exhaust funnels trol valve mechanism ,1 thereto;

.. Fig. 3v isa ope tiv j rele en' yalves Closed; 4 V. '1 Fig.4 ieeyei'tical eeetional ew ongi y h b eeft icel iv lves endel vd fe ietfimi me, jlia rehli 'lng H A t base f and 'j cover plates 11 and 20 to form at pe positions,. espe e y;

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In the i (111 i L he r f framed y r o i rl ne 5. d

longitudinal connecting t and supportin 'm m e t fi, d secur d: ye iv 6 e di fies'pe tivelyt Upo i h ,ib se} pl m un conyerging I at; the v longitudinal, centenof i the he Wound shaft to the pivot I i gthezw rm ha t e d ushi g,- 1 i sh w i ndex d upmndwr; aiE 'g- 0-.is i1 tog lin -p r k qo ,the valves. f f} Y t 7 w n s, lQ IQP SB hem fQ the car npona whioh is mounted the Ventilator :sheped t cpconfinm to -,the curvature of the r efe d c mprising a fisep e wp r m l havingv an opening l2intermediate its sides and-ends and [registering with an opening l3 f 'vent latp in ple n t n hos oc u- I jpied by t e u a h du t n unne re-co pl t dy th addi ionio a cover Plate J 20 forming the ventilatoptop, theicover, plate.

being supported upon "the duct and ffunnel rigid Structure adapted to be applied to the car @S a unit and assembled with the Icontrol meeha nis n hereinafter referred to. The -unnel space between the air defiectingbreest eenterflo he ventilator; end l siteral connecdivideflth'elopening' l'3 intfo Separate funnel veltesfl'l' indepndentlj r ope 'ebleltolregulate air deflecting walls presently to he described. W Jlhe supporting: deflecto r walls,eomprise the, dnc't eir gathering plates '211'and breast I. plates 22 and With the transversely extend-1 onne etion plates 123, combine gwithythe ortsi 26 zidapt'edto be Controlled by separate ventilator use:

R of the air tt 'olledports of funnels 18 connection plates 23 are extended downwardly below the roof framing, and with associated plates 25 sup ported upon roof frame longitudinals 15,

provide extended funnel openings projecttilfi well below the erting mmpvqmlc e is thus ,iard'vifi'ed t, a air of downwardly converging havin .con us exhaust .ports 26 in a plane below base 11 of'the'vennilato r and a plug rality" of "air ducts 19 arranged in'ipairs on opposite sides of the funnels and 001W! at the 1011 itudinal center line of the venzila, tor in a p ane above the base plate 11 andthe car roof 10. a a fflflwill he'ipparent' that the space flbove j'a eq fi'open-iag 13; occupied-bye central air embar -Mme d wans'in ventilatorshew tofore em loydy-is herein utiiliaedwo mmd an paws memie prepmim ea my;

small eductio ports-Q9 desigited to th ejecir'" o fithe-air mments is'aum W said ts foi abeeiei'ati the exhatist f dithelmmels s. i hesavin'g'in fia'ee alfiotded elimination of theme tomary central air chamber may devoted toflwineiw in'nea of the receiving arts a0; emaucfimm the width dfthe men] ator,

or whet-these objects erected; depending andl'mcpe'mt' 'ion-aebeim nau ea.

meat the entran'ceoffi cinders er ether ms qaehings28,=' re-screensorbthe'wma te' ma yfheii'sed Michael-{the o rotatable ah bafflesinstalled therm ii g ebmak of the wind blowing into the fury nes t lfi- I "Li "l .2 .i f"

11 Seem-ed to the redf framework long itudimtlsi'sm eweeiuiag plate 3t in'any suitable minim; ama entfi-liy surpovxrfiing the roof 1a ma aegnldin of Mnwe .i I'j w-m n w assembly a mcee-gem mme as, *hafing endiwalle 83,- and partition 34,1111 preferably as'aunifitb insure breci'sibn inc1 the-movable parts'of the-valve gear fitted with respect :to'the funnel ports 26 dfthe q fi a v in alignment "with pai'tition *plates at proi'idesan-ahtrtment e5 along'the sewer a; the'pairtiitioh ear ale/4m cfthe valves?! on-oppcsites'ides thereee Tlie valves are *pivmny mmea m wse areiae vaIVeTrame-BQ seam i and fi and' i ma havmg p nm we W e s ape ofithebushin g s9 with. These bushings are removably supportedfl'upon shaft housings 41 having openings to receive the hearing collars 42 on the bushings which are held by screws taking openings 43 in the bushings and 41 in the i 41'. flhmhoue'pga H rem-med to wlve flame-3i and 1mm extmeiom'37 by or the like land prml'lided at their wet extremities wit lateya y project in hashes? pw s meam? worms 47 upon'which the erossheads 48'shdwn in F8, are mounted for movement. The operatlrig worms 47 are rotatably held at thn'milppm-wdWinbearing collars 42 on bushinasmil)l and at housingd brackets :59 e w yw "we wmm epert'mgrodsfimgn ed in the brackets 85M in; by waaheasfil fixed' bo'mdsm yhelwtllelbmeb t that win-ma 47, in the lower on lfiwvhietm weningsafifl, and time Fbdflmlia an: t

'fl'hempesheads are harmed wtnum m we a i able ifi tomeoeiwa said? trunnion. @he etoeheads nehither provided with w channeled up mfiag ms flWandflomtdduwapp'tbe and o I li-JH miw a painof opposite sidesmi'dap t, inflame minovedhom flheweuteroi gmdity of flze erpsshead to cfzthe mass and weswltmt 'p iaching otwurm and garifle mdsmadaopwuting-Itmaaesiimposed on the trunnions 54. The guiderladaeifleuwe mm me was hmsbheudllbwtlthe fitmrlwmaein win Q10? tannin!!!- '84 in :Ipreoise @onerat'mg relation to the toggle i'mksxlifin be shown in the dpw 'lpgsmhe fiuid 'mdmemi fromthe bulging "1 6 n m thb'nppar securing flanges mmt'the -top di flmhmw ip'gs and seemdmt'their' respective ende by rivelrlagover orutlmwiee. 'l h e tdggle links 565 mre als'o pivotally jouma'lcd m mmmiinn Wchtwfil semired tom fomied withvthe m spective valves 27 .-"Thmlinhs' are held in ope e'isn a t-with theiwrespecbive monswy pins fifl'ee otherwise and suitwlve epeming Wheelhandle's'88 are acmet-b3 10 1e3- 450 1 for convenient 112i? ulation of the device. nels "flan waifesfi'fhre sveraliy indiaated w'lzely i rltdependgnt of the a 1, e) Y1 a inst ,possllflejfai'l eof 0 1?, he lither the waive gear 'mechanisms'to properly function 1n the regulation of the rate of flow of-air ewerveaamm mema a a lOElII'lGS with it theair exhausted fromthe-v car interior I when the valves. 27,- controlling the respective funn'elsfare opened, the inten thru' one or both the exhaust regulation of both exhaust funnels with only one ofthe valves 27 may beleflectedbyl estab-' lishing communication betweenjythe funnels 'pw pesingpr 'thejre'spective valves.

18. This may be achieved bythejsimpleex pedient of providing portholes65 in p'arti tion 34 of the valve'jffr'arneassembly asinai V catedin Fig. 4, oriin itheconvergentyfunnel partition plates 24', 'as1desired.-l In operation,,assumingjthe car to be mov ing in the directionindicated y the arro at; the upper center ofFig: 1, the oncoming air will enterthe ducts 19 through the large ports 30, and impinge upon'the breast plates 22 and be directed thereby and the gathering plates I 21 to 1 the relatively. small ieduction ports 29 at the sides of the ventilatorandbe' there expelled and-sweptacross the respectively adjacent exhaust funnel openings 28. As the air sweeps past the funnel openings it sity of the flow depending upon theextent of the respective valve openings.

event that openings 65in: the partition 34fare.

utilized the magnitude fand intensity ofthe flow will be governedflbyfthe opening ofone valve alone or both atlthe'sametimaand the I,

extent of such openings. Sweepingpa'st the funnel openings 28, the air streams ,enterjthe 7 sulting from theirimovement-thruathe en velopingatmospherc, the air stre'am will be" directed alongthe breast walls without eddy ing and thrucontiguous ports 30, Eddying of the air currents is avoidedby the retrograde surfaces presented by the converging breast plates 22 receding to a point between contiguous ports 30thru which the vitiated air currents find theirrespective exits. Thus.

arranged, the walls 22 follow "the normal trend of the air flow tothereby maintainonly an operating minimumof the vacual condition necessary to effect a smooth and steady .fiow of the air streams thru their respective ports 29.

manipulation of handles 631 for'turning the operating rods 50 and worms 47. Assuming one or both of the valves2'( tobein'the closed condition indicated inEigs. 2 to 5,inc., and their respective crossheads 48 in the raised position, best shown invFigi 4,lthe valves b'e-r 7 ing held closed .by the links 55, the valve'or valves may be dropped to the extreme open- 1 position indicated in Fig, 6, or any intermediate position as required, I In the eventthat I partition plates 2a or 3 4rarelperforated as here nbefore described, it, will be necessaryto open but one valveto obtain the benefit of n the units: eom'binejto produ i1. ventilator comprising a base havingian opening; therein, a plurality of "air ducts an'd 'exhaust fun'nels having Walls consaidffunnels," and a top plate in substantial parallelism with said base plate andhconnectiing-saidwalls; a j 2. Afventilator comprising a base plate having [an opening therein, aplurality of air ducts and exhaust funnels having walls 1 converging inzplanes intersecting said opening, atopplate supported on said walls, and

bothgekhahst that? 18, as will b obvia e Q otherwisebat qne runnehbecomes ope aa It Will'fbe note'd that there-ihave b en pro- .dueed a" ventilatoriand associated controlling mchanismadaptedfor appli atio to the'car f roof in separate units,"and that theseveral economicalin a :rstalla tioirfof 'maximum;capacity ;and}of relaei ftively small compass. It is also {conceivable .ithatqwithin' f-the sco e-10f the invention the e I valve operating ear: frame may besecured a j *;.to;;a d-suppprt from the ventilator walls 1 g surrounding ports126f'andadapted for ijre il i moval" "or i application: lwithl the: i ventilator (3 shou'ld 'conditionswarrant suchi arrangementf vegi1 g iil rplfanes. intersecting said opening,-

platesuniting said wallsextendingthru said opening and defining contiguous portions of other 'plates'uniting said wallsand plates extending thru said opening and defining contiguous portions of said funnels,

plate and diverging laterally from the cen- 3; Ina c'ar ventilator comprising a base --pjlate cambered transversely of the car and l "havingfla n opening therein, a plurality of I .air ducts'spaced apart longitudinally of the funnels extending transversely of the car j between said air ducts and converging within said opening. V V a v 4. In a car ventilator, the combination including'roof framing longitudinal and trans verse members defining an opening in the extension and connection plates projecting t V 1 downwardlybelowsaid frame work to pro- The valve gear mechanism isoperable upon videLexhaustport openings, certain of said funnelplates constituting in said assembly i a partition' bisecting said openings.

j ventilator for cars comprising a'base plate having anopening communicating with ing and lowering said valves. 7

car root-laterally extending exhaust funnels Y converging within saidopening, and funnel 6. In a car ventilator, the combination in eluding roof framing longitudinal and transverse members defining an opening in'the car roof, a pair ofoppositelyextending ex- 

